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Posted: Dec 28, 2018

As people tear down holiday decor, Yakima firefighters preparing for more accidental falls

People are now starting to take down their inflatable Santas, Christmas lights, and other holiday decorations and are starting to say hello to the new year. Yakima City Manager Cliff Moore says he's heard horror stories of people falling and urges you to make sure you to pick a day were it's not icy out and arrange to have someone helping you so that you aren't at risk of getting hurt.
- PUB DATE: 12/27/2018 11:17:26 PM - SOURCE: KIMA-TV CBS 29 Yakima
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Posted: Dec 27, 2018

Put the Happy Back in Your Holidays: Spokane firefighters urge throwing out your dry, fresh Christmas tree

Christmas is behind us, but do you still have your Christmas tree up? If you have a fresh tree in your home, it is time to throw it out. Those dried out branches could help fuel a fire inside your house. Hundreds of house fires across the country are caused by Christmas trees. Many of them, because they are dry fuel sitting right in your living room.
- PUB DATE: 12/27/2018 6:39:08 PM - SOURCE: KXLY-TV ABC 4
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Posted: Dec 27, 2018

Fire crews respond to manufactured home fire in Spokane Valley

Multiple area Fire Departments responded to a structure fire in Spokane Valley on Wednesday evening. Eleven units from Spokane Valley Fire and one from Spokane County Fire District 8 responded to the fire that was reported just after 7:30 p.m. on the 18600 block of E. Courtland Ave. It was initially reported that two people were trapped in a bedroom and the manufactured home was fully involved in fire.
- PUB DATE: 12/27/2018 4:39:51 PM - SOURCE: KAYU-TV MyFox Spokane
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Posted: Dec 27, 2018

Arsonist sets 2 Molotov Cocktail-type devices afire against Poulsbo bank

Arson investigators are trying to determine who tried to set fire to a bank in Poulsbo Thursday morning. Officers received a call around 7:30 a.m. stating there was smoke coming from behind the Kitsap Bank on 7th Avenue, according to Chief Dan Schoonmaker with Poulsbo Police. Firefighters and officers arrived to find a smoking device and it was quickly extinguished.
- PUB DATE: 12/27/2018 3:20:03 PM - SOURCE: KOMO-TV ABC 4 and Radio 1000
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Posted: Dec 27, 2018

Minnesota Fire Departments Awarded Grants to Fight Carcinogens

 
 
The grants total $600,000 and will help 73 Minnesota fire departments purchase gear washers and dryers. Studies show that firefighters are exposed to carcinogens during fires and are further exposed via soiled turnout gear. Health problems associated with exposure to these byproducts include lung damage, chronic bronchitis, and cancer. These grants will give around 2300 Minnesota firefighters access to equipment to remove carcinogens.
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